LOOKING FOR THE GOOD NEWS IN LIFE

LOOKING FOR THE GOOD NEWS IN LIFE We live in a fallen world- A world FULL of sin IT is hard to FIND The GOOD NEWS in life You read the daily newspaper Or watch the news on TV And the world Is ripe with stories of: murder-child molestation-violent crimes- And EVERY kind of white collar crimes That there is: Fraud-deceit-libel and slander-and on- And on-and on WHERE do we find the good news In the world? Where do we find our HOPE? WE FIND it in God- We find it in Jesus- We find it ONLY in God Where the REAL HOPE is For this world Yet the world Doesn't want to believe it now Just as it didn't want To believe it 2,000 years ago “Jesus said, '….....no prophet Is ACCEPTED in his own native place'” Luke 4:24 LOOKING for the good news In LIFE After John Was put in prison Jesus went to Galilee And PREACHED the good news From God “'The right time has come,' He said, 'The kingdom of God Has come near, Repent and BELIEVE the good news'” Mark 1:14-15 Believe the good news It is NEAR It is as close As God and Jesus Is to us ALL we have to do Is OPEN our hearts That is where they LIVE “LIGHT in a messenger's eyes Brings JOY to the heart And good news Gives health to the bones” Proverbs 15:30 Believe the good news Of the Lord Bring HEALTH to your body- To your mind- And to your spirit “........The people were looking For him And WHEN they came To where he was They tried to keep him From leaving them But he said, 'I must PROCLAIM the good news Of the kingdom of God To the other towns Because that is why I was sent'” Luke 4:42-43 Do you ever feel that way FEEL like Jesus? I KNOW that I do I know that I feel MY PURPOSE in life Is to tell- The GOOD NEWS of the Lord ALL OVER AGAIN To anyone and EVERYONE in life That will listen What could be more important Than our salvation? Than LIVING for all of eternity With God and Jesus WELL we have the good news Of the world-that we see and hear everyday And we have the GOOD NEWS of the Lord In the bible-maybe more of us Should take the time TO OPEN IT UP Dear Lord-WE PRAY HELP us to be unconcerned About what others think of us- About we say and do And to SHARE the good news Of the Lord WE are all looking To FIND the good news In life Dear Lord-The GOOD NEWS IN LIFE RESTS in you Robert P. Wallman 2-29-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by PHIL FOX ROSE